University stands by Robinson invitation
Atlanta’s Emory University has no plans to rescind an invitation to former Irish president and UN human rights official Mary Robinson to be the keynote speaker at its May 10 graduation ceremony, despite a petition claiming she failed to show sensitivity to anti-Semitism.
A student who took issue with Robinson’s performance as UN high commissioner for human rights began an e-mail petition in late March to force the university to uninvite her.
